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Published on: 11 Dec 2024
A landmark audit of the waste from NSW businesses and institutions will be used to tackle the growing challenge of Greater Sydney’s landfill capacity,...
EPA
Waste
aerial view of a storage yard for recycled materials
Published on: 11 Dec 2024
Sydney Water has been ordered to pay $200,000 to the NSW Environmental Trust after pleading guilty in the Land and Environment Court to failing to mai...
EPA
Water
EPA officer using taking a sample of water from the Parramatta River
Published on: 10 Dec 2024
The NSW Government will take further action in 2025 to tackle the growing risk of battery-related fires, by requiring battery suppliers to participate...
Ministerial
Regulation
Waste
Small batteries
Published on: 06 Dec 2024
The Minns Labor Government has made a further $6 million in funding available for regional councils to help them transform, modernise or close old lan...
EPA
Waste
Landfill
Published on: 06 Dec 2024
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will work with licensees to strengthen environmental protections on coal mine licences, following exten...
EPA
Licensing
Glennies Creek coal mine stockpile
Published on: 05 Dec 2024
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has completed its latest round of surface water sampling along the Belubula River as part of an ongoing...
EPA
PFAS
Water
EPA officers collecting water samples
Published on: 05 Dec 2024
More ball-shaped debris has been found on Sydney beaches. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) was alerted by a member of the public to ball...
EPA
Pollution
Water
Black balls of debris on the sand, Silver Beach, Kurnell
Published on: 05 Dec 2024
Wollongong’s Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) service is taking green waste to the next level, transforming scraps into compost for four thriv...
EPA
Recycling and reuse
FOGO
Food waste in the top of an organics waste green bin
Published on: 04 Dec 2024
Litter at recreational fishing spots is being reeled in by 50% in the next five years with Australia’s largest community fishing conservation charity,...
EPA
Litter
Grants
Plastic litter on beach